Psychological engagement: cognitive processing of content in ways that lead to acquisition of new knowledge and skills. Some cognitive processes that lead to learning include paying attention to the relevant material, mentally organizing it into a coherent representation, and integrating it with relevant prior knowledge. Some examples of activities in e-learning intended to prime psychological engagement include self-explaining a complex visual, summarizing a portion of a lesson, generating an outline or drawing based on the lesson, or taking a practice test.
Reference:
Clark, R.C., & Mayer, R.E. (2011). E-Learning and the science of instruction. Proven guidelines for consumer and designer of multimedia learning (3rd ed.) San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer. Retrieved from the University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.
Reference:
Clark, R.C., & Mayer, R.E. (2011). E-Learning and the science of instruction. Proven guidelines for consumer and designer of multimedia learning (3rd ed.) San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer. Retrieved from the University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.